By Noelle George Edited by Anna Kate Mereness NOELLE GEORGE / UP Blog Writer Four years ago, I had no idea Oxford, Ohio existed. It was the beginning of my senior year of high school and I was just starting to apply to colleges. As I narrowed down my list of schools, I made the trip from Virginia to Oxford for the first time for a visit. Little did I know that the seemingly endless brick walkways of campus and high street would be the backdrop for my time in college. Now whe

By Cameron Murray Edited by Anna Kate Mereness On Sep. 23, Prime Video released the highly anticipated film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s popular STEM-themed romance novel “The Love Hypothesis.” Being a romance enjoyer and something of a scientist myself, I knew this movie would be right up my alley, but any decent scientist knows that a sample size of one is insufficient to draw any meaningful conclusions. To address this problem, I gathered a few of my fellow women in STEM

By Madelyn Mahle Edited by Anna Kate Mereness kimora-lee / @mindofahotmess on Pinterest I’m challenging you: after class ends, don’t put your AirPods in! When you go on a walk, don’t bring headphones. When you sit at Armstrong and wait for your friend to arrive, don’t reach for your phone. Instead, listen to your environment and the sounds happening around you. The voices of fellow students, wet shoes squeaking across the floor, the crumbling of a Starbucks bag, birds chirpin